"President, unless we don't want to spend a large sum of silver to buy the shares of this overseas Jinshan, it is really difficult to raise it right now. We have paid taxes and fees on the silver in hand, and bought Zijin bonds, and we still have to keep it. The next part will be used as operating funds, otherwise it will be difficult to sustain your own business!"
Some people complained about this, and this situation is indeed true. In order to save their own lives, some businessmen purchased more than three million taels of capital bonds, plus they were forced to pay a large amount of back taxes. Indeed, It left some of them feeling hamstrung.
"Yes! Yes! We also have something to hide! It is very difficult to do business now. There are natural disasters all over the north. Do the people have money to purchase goods? I hope the president will bear with me!"
Many businessmen actually still have some money in their pockets, but what they hear is false and what they see is believing. It is really hard for them to accept that they have to spend a lot of money for an overseas gold mountain that they cannot see or touch.
"We all operate according to the law, and I hope the president can express his greatness in front of the prince. We are determined not to catch all the losses! At least we have to wait until next spring. It is not too late to raise shares when we have working capital on hand!"
It is absolutely impossible to flatly refuse, which will definitely annoy the prince, but leaving it to him for more than half a year may be a good idea.
"That makes sense! President, we are not despicable Shanxi merchants who are traitors to our country and seek glory. We just need time to ease our own business. I hope the President will understand!"
Since someone planned to adopt delaying tactics, the strategy immediately received a positive response from colleagues, and everyone agreed, saying that only in this way can their respective businesses continue.
"I already understand what you are thinking. To be honest, I also want to buy again next spring, but what the Crown Prince wants is money, not time. When the Crown Prince summoned me, he also made it clear the interests and risks involved. The Crown Prince said that in After all the Shanxi merchants were wiped out, the border customs reported that a lot of goods banned by the imperial court were still being shipped to Donglu. As for who it was, the prince did not specify. The prince said that overseas Jinshan was to give some people a general. If you don't have the opportunity to redeem your sins through meritorious deeds, you will be stubborn. The prince has to take care of business. Everyone should know the fate of the Shanxi merchants who passed through the Donglu, right? The prince has not done anything to me and other Jifu merchants before. The method is just to use Shanxi merchants as a warning. If anyone among you betrays the country and seeks glory, the prince will not continue to condone it. I don’t know who this black sheep is, but I’m just telling you, don’t If you want to be deceived by him, when these thieves are killed, will you be willing to be buried with him?"
Yu Songyi was a grain merchant. After the collapse of the Shanxi merchants, with the support of the crown prince, he and several colleagues became important players in replacing the Shanxi merchants.
From now on, not only the food needed by the people in the capital, but also the military ration order of at least 600,000 shi per year will fall into their hands. The military ration alone is worth nearly one million taels of silver at least.
The Crown Prince has already ordered that the main grain merchants in the capital must ship the summer grain from the south to the capital as soon as possible because they are worried that the Donglu will enter the customs before autumn.
The silver thing is easy to talk about. You can offer a price of one or two eighty silver per stone. If there are special circumstances, you can even go up slightly.
The prince has already stabilized the price of grain in the capital, and the retail price per stone must not be higher than two taels of silver, which is almost the same as the purchase price of grain merchants.
However, the prince still has a backup plan, which is subsidies. Depending on the current specific situation, a subsidy of one to five yuan per stone can be given, so that large-scale grain transportation to the capital can be maintained.
If we follow this standard and follow the usual practice of transporting three million shi of grain to the capital, we will receive at least 300,000 taels more than in previous years, and it will only be higher. Since it is profitable, the grain merchants will certainly be happy to take it.
Naturally, the money was provided by the court, so grain merchants didn't have to worry. They just had to do their jobs well. Raising the price of grain without authorization, or being reluctant to sell it behind closed doors, would cost you your head.
The prince also said that as long as the price of grain is within two or two five cents per stone, no matter how much grain the grain merchants bring, the court will eat it all.
Ordinarily speaking, this determination was impossible, because there were so many vassal states in the north and the needs were huge, and the court could no longer afford the expenses of the vassal states.
However, the prince found another way to move the vassal state overseas. Although the entire relocation took several years, it was the first of its kind and saved the court a lot of support.
Without the huge burden of the vassal state, and the property of the honorable nobles, the court could get it for three taels of silver per stone, let alone two taels and five cents per stone.
Yu Songyi and other grain merchants also understood that the more grain they transported to the capital, the more they would earn, and they could see the prince and explain the situation face to face, without fear that some officials would deduct money from him.
Excluding costs and taxes, the Yu family can earn at least 20,000 taels of silver per year. In view of this, he would naturally speak to the prince, because that was his God of Wealth.
"President, please don't make such a joke. We are law-abiding businessmen, and we would never dare to do something like this!"
Yu Songyi's words scared some timid businessmen. If they were wrongly accused by factory guards, the whole family would suffer.
"Yes! President, we have changed our minds and will no longer evade taxes, let alone collude with Donglu. That is a capital crime!"
They knew very well what a tragic fate the once glorious Shanxi merchants had met, and no one wanted to follow in their footsteps.
"Everyone, the prince also said that there is, so there must be someone. Who he is, the truth will naturally come to light at that time. Do you remember Fan Yongdou, a merchant from Shanxi? It is a coincidence that I am lucky enough to invite him here!"
After listening to the words of tea merchant Fan Qiaozhi, everyone became nervous. However, they remembered that Fan Yongdou had been arrested by factory guards, and they were curious. They heard that this guy had already been punished, so how could he be invited?
"Don't be surprised. This lantern was given to me by the Crown Prince because I was able to pay taxes. As for where Fan Yongdou is, you are all smart people and will naturally know it immediately!"
Fan Qiaozhi's surname was Fan, and Fan Yongdou's surname was also Fan. However, the prince did not share the surname Fan and let the factory guards arrest people randomly. Instead, Fan Qiaozhi paid the full amount of taxes immediately and purchased a lot of purple gold. Bond was fortunate enough to be summoned by the Crown Prince.
During this period, Fan Qiaozhi was awarded an extremely special "gift" by the prince, which made Fan Qiaozhi shudder and will be unforgettable for the rest of his life. After all, not everyone is qualified to hang Shan Qian's profiteer on his doorstep.
With this "gift" to remind him all the time, Fan Qiaozhi will never dare to evade taxes in his life, and he has also been promoted to the vice president of the Beijing General Chamber of Commerce, which is a blessing in disguise.
But Fan Qiaozhi was also very scared at first, fearing that Fan Yongdou's silver soul would remain in the lantern, but the prince said that on the day of the execution, he asked the master to perform a transcendence, and the thief was already gone.
The master also painted a lot of French characters on the lantern. This thing can also be used to guard the house and ward off evil spirits. However, it is such a rare item that Fan Qiaozhi could not close his jaw for a long time.
But from a practical point of view, this may be the case. After embracing the crown prince's thigh, the Fan family's business began to flourish like a fish leaping through a dragon's gate.
The King of Zhou alone bought three thousand catties of tea from the Fan family. Including the shares of other princes and counties, the benefactors of Zhou alone purchased no less than ten thousand catties of tea from the Fan family.
This is all thanks to Fan Qiaozhi being able to take the express train of Qianqi Department Store. As long as a counter is set up inside, he can sit and collect money.
The prince would not say directly how the princes purchased it, but he could hint that the princes were not fools when they said the Fan family's tea was good while drinking tea. Of course they knew what to do after hearing this.
For example, the king of Zhou first used money to purchase tea, and then cashed in the tea after he secured a new fiefdom. Ordinary people could use sulfur and animal skins to pay for it, and the king of Zhou used the collected local products to earn income.
Just repeat it over and over again, so that the prince, the vassal king, the county prince, the people of the vassal country and even Fan Qiaozhi in the interest chain can all gain considerable benefits.
"...Oh my god~!"
The merchant in the front row was closest to the lantern. After he figured it out, he was so frightened that he almost leaned back from the chair.
"Incredible..."
Anyone with a discerning eye has noticed that the skin of this lantern is not made of paper, but of real leather. The specific type of skin remains to be considered.
But there is one thing. The workmanship of this object is extremely exquisite, and it is determined to come from Ouchi. If this is true, then it is ninety-nine times out of ten that it is the thief Fan Yongdou...
"Don't be afraid. This lantern doesn't bite. I just use this to remind you. Don't do something you regret because of a little money, and then lose your skin. If you are made into a lantern, you will be fine." The gain outweighs the loss.”
Lighting a lantern in broad daylight is enough to scare people. When Fan Qiaozhi said this, everyone felt a chill running down their spines.
"Let's not mention the matter of overseas Jinshan for now. Everyone, have you ever thought about it, if the prince defeats the Donglu and then pacifies the outside of the pass, it is the grassland, and we are the merchants from the capital. Naturally, those who are near the water and the towers will get the moon first. The huge outside of the pass The market can be divided up by us. If you don't support the Crown Prince now, how can you share in the benefits when the King's army regains control of Shenyang?"
After Fan Qiaozhi scared everyone with a lantern, salt merchant Ma Yongliang struck while the iron was hot and threw a huge pie to everyone.
"Yes! That airship is really a weapon in the fairy world!"
"I heard that there is also a chariot that is actually invulnerable!"
"The Crown Prince still has many powerful weapons from the Immortal Realm that he has not yet shown to us!"
After saying this, everyone began to think again. They had all seen the airship take off. It was the most powerful weapon of the Ming Empire, and it was definitely not a mirage. At that time, thousands of people went to watch it for most of the day.
If Master Wang is equipped with dozens or even hundreds of airships, plus other weapons from the fairy world, wouldn't he be able to beat the shit out of Donglu? I'm afraid it will only take a few years to regain the lost territory in Liaodong.
After what Ma Yongliang said, everyone also felt that the market outside the customs should really belong to their Jingshang. After all, Jingshang was the business group that was the first to support the prince and contributed the most.
If Jiangnan merchants support Donglin, then Beijing merchants can support the prince. Once Wang Shi is able to regain Liaodong, regardless of whether the crown prince ascends the throne or not, the profits for their Beijing merchants will be unprecedentedly huge.
Since the Donglu entered the Pass many times to plunder the population, especially in the late winter and early spring, they took hundreds of thousands of people outside the Pass to work as slaves. When the king's army regained the lost land, the millions of people outside the Pass would belong to the merchants. sales target.
Although the residences are somewhat scattered, it is an indisputable fact that the total number is huge, and Liaodong does not produce many commodities in the customs, otherwise the Donglu would not frequently enter the customs to plunder.
"Vice President Ma, the imperial court has already dried sea salt on a large scale in the mountain building. When it is put on the market in the fall, won't your business be ruined?"
Some people are not willing to pay, and still have some illusions, and want to look for opportunities to instigate a relationship between Ma Yongliang and the prince. However, they dare not speak out about the prince, and only say that it is the court's action.
"What this colleague said is wrong! It is true that a certain company is in the salt business, but as we all know, the purchasing cost of Huai salt is more expensive than that of sea salt. The court has already given a certain company a license to sell sea salt. When sea salt is launched in large quantities, a certain company will I’m making more money than before!”
The prince has long thought out a way out for salt merchants like Ma Yongliang. In the future, there will be no need to buy Huai salt and all they need to do is sell sea salt.
As long as the imperial decree is issued, the salt merchants of Huaihe and Huaihe will vomit blood. Anyway, they do not pay taxes, and the imperial court will not lose anything.
From now on, all the sea salt produced in Shandong will be sold in various places in the north. If Huaiyan salt wants to be sold northward, it will have great potential...
Ma Yongliang hopes that Haiyan will be available on the market as soon as possible. He and his colleagues in the capital no longer buy Huaiyan.
After cleaning up the Huai salt inventory on hand, the funds were used to purchase sea salt in large quantities.
"...How can the Lianghuai salt merchants give up and give up?"
The salt merchants of Huaihe and Huaihe account for almost half of the salt industry in the world. If they make a fuss, the imperial court will be frightened.
"The information about this colleague is lagging behind. Do you know that the left deputy imperial censor Shen Xun has been entrusted by the Crown Prince with an important task a few days ago to investigate the disappearance of 300,000 taels of salt tax money while Shi Qi was patrolling Huai and Yang. . At this moment, I am afraid that the Lianghuai salt merchants have become ants on the hot pot! Those salt merchants are still in trouble. How dare they dare to resist the imperial court? What a daydream!"
It is said that this matter is very involved, and even the first assistant Xue Guoguan has been affected. However, the first assistant is about to become a national battle. With the protection of the prince, he will naturally sit back and relax, but it is difficult for others to say.
"...What does this have to do with the Lianghuai salt merchants?"
It stands to reason that the salt tax money may have been lost by Shi Zhe, and it was not directly related to many salt merchants.
"Then you are thinking too simply. How wise is the Crown Prince to let Shen Xun just investigate the salt tax case? When I arrived in Lianghuai, I checked the past salt tax account books and found that the difference was huge. There was no silver in the treasury. Salt The merchants can't produce tax payment certificates. Shen Xun has Shang Fang's sword and went south with a large number of factory guards. What do you think the result will be?"
Do you even need to ask?
A case involving 300,000 taels of silver will be directly upgraded to 3 million taels, and even 3 million taels cannot be settled!
How many Lianghuai salt merchants do not evade taxes?
When the time comes, Shen Xun will ask them to make up the taxes for the past fifty years!
The salt merchant's refusal to pay was a blatant rebellion against the court. If he did, he would have to spit out all the money he had taken into his stomach.
Ma Yongliang did not dare to draw conclusions easily about the specific results, but the prince would definitely not ask Shen Xun to investigate the case for a mere 300,000 taels of silver.
"If the salt merchants make any changes, Jiangnan will be unstable. Isn't the Crown Prince afraid that the court will not be able to collect taxes and fees?"
Jiangnan merchants had Dong Lin as their talker, and once they incited the people to cause trouble, it would not be something that the imperial court could suppress.
"How was it before I waited? Is the capital unstable now?"
Ma Yongliang knew how powerful the prince was, he was a master who killed without blinking an eye.
If you dare to cut off the prince's wealth, the prince will cut off the livelihood of your whole family!
If you want money or brains, you can only choose one!
